Five Duquesne athletes shot on campus
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh police were searching for a suspect in the shooting of five Duquesne University basketball players after a dance on campus early Sunday.
City police investigators said two of the men were in critical condition, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
Sam Ashaolu, a 6-foot-7 forward who transferred to Duquesne from Lake Region Community College in North Dakota, was reported in critical condition at Pittsburgh's Mercy Hospital. Ashaolu is a cousin of former NBA Houston Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon.
Stuard Baldonado, a 6-7 transfer from Miami Dade College, was reported in serious condition at Mercy Hospital, and Kojo Mensah, a transfer Siena College, was admitted to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian.
Aaron Jackson and Shawn James were treated and released.
The shooting occurred about 2:15 a.m. The basketball players had been at a dance, attended by the suspect with a group of people who were not believed to be students at the university.
Peyton Manning has 400-yard passing day
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Peyton Manning completed 26-of-38 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns Sunday to lead the Indianapolis Colts to a 43-24 win over the Houston Texans.
Manning, who completed passes to nine different receivers, broke Johnny Unitas' franchise record of 2,796 career completions after a touchdown pass to Joseph Addai in the first quarter. Unitas set the previous mark in 206 games while it took Manning just 130 games to set the record.
Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison topped Art Monk for fifth place on the NFL's receptions list, after catching seven passes for 127 yards.
Curtis wins PGA's 84 Lumber Classic
FARMINGTON, Pa., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Ben Curtis shot a 2-under 70 Sunday to finish at 14-under 274 and win the 84 Lumber Classic at Farmington, Pa., by two shots over Charles Howell III.
It was Curtis' second win of the year and the third of his career. he won the Booz Allen Classic this summer and the British Open in 2003.
Curtis earned $828,000 for the win.
Howell, who shared the lead with Curtis after Saturday's third round, had an even-par 72 to finish at 12-under 276.
Brett Quigley shot 70 and finished third at 11-under 277.
Gilder defends senior Constellation title
HUNT VALLEY, Md., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Bob Gilder shot a 7-under 65 Sunday to win his second straight title at the seniors Constellation Energy Classic in Hunt Valley, Md.
Gilder finished at 14-under 202, good for two-shot victory.
"I feel great," said Gilder, who earned $255,000 for his ninth Champions Tour win. "I had no idea out there. I was just playing as hard as I could. I thought someone else would be making the run, not me."
Gilder became the third player on the elder circuit to defend a title successfully this season. Dana Quigley repeated at the Kansas City Golf Classic, one week before Allen Doyle returned to the winner's circle at the U.S. Senior Open.
Overnight leader Don Pooley shot a 2-under 70 to tie for second place with Jay Haas and Brad Bryant, who both shot 68 Sunday.
Italy tops Belgium for Fed Cup title
CHARLEROI, Belgium, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Despite falling behind 2-1 to Belgium midway through the Fed Cup tournament, Italy rallied to defeat its hosts and win the event's championship.
Behind performances from Mara Santangelo, Francesca Schiavone and Roberta Vinci, Italy won the 2006 Fed Cup title Sunday at Charleroi and improved to 7-0 all-time against Belgium.
Santangelo managed a 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 6-0 victory over Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens to force a final doubles match between the two countries in the best-of-five series.
It was then that Schiavone, who had lost in single's play to Justine Henin-Hardenne Saturday, was able to atone alongside Vinci by posting an injury-limited 3-6, 6-2, 2-0 victory over Flipkens and Henin-Hardenne.
Henin-Hardenne was forced to withdraw from the match in the third set due to a knee injury and that allowed the Italians, who were in their first-ever Fed Cup finals, to win the tournament.
